National Meeting
June 12 - 14, 2008
Snowbird, Utah

INTRODUCTION

Please join us in beautiful Snowbird, Utah for our 6th Annual National American Democracy Project (ADP) Meeting. This engaging and educational meeting begins late afternoon on Thursday, June 12th and ends late afternoon on Saturday, June 14th.

After five years of national and campus activity, we have made substantial progress in identifying programs, strategies and approaches that are successful in helping institutions to become intentional about the work of preparing the next generation of citizens for our democracy. This coming summer, we want to celebrate successes and address the challenges that still lie ahead.

THIS IS A CALL FOR PROPOSALS. We are interested in presentations that cover both theoretical and practical issues: concepts of citizenship, civic engagement, and democracy in higher education; descriptions of programs and practices. When submitting proposals about programs and practices, please be sure that you address analysis as well as description: what worked and what didn't; what were the issues encountered during implementation; how were partners brought in; etc. We are also interested in topics that focus particularly on civic skills and the assessment of civic outcomes-two areas that have not been sufficiently addressed in our work so far.

We are seeking PRESENTERS for concurrent panel sessions. To submit a proposal for a presentation:

1. Review the suggested list of topics and the description of the sessions.

2. Go the "Submit a Proposal" section at the end of this form, click on the URL, and complete the online proposal entry form: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB226ZNJV7XJY

Proposals are due by January 21, 2008. However, proposals can be submitted immediately, and we will begin a rolling process of acceptance December 1, 2007. This earlier date may provide you with an opportunity to identify a source of funding support sooner, as well as help clarify summer plans.

If you have questions about the submission process, please contact Cecilia Orphan, National American Democracy Project Coordinator, at (202) 478-7833 or orphanc@aascu.org. For logistical information about the meeting, please contact Jill Gately, Program and Meetings Manager, ALC, at (202) 478-4668 or gatelyj@aascu.org

Grant & Award Opportunities from Youth Service America

Disney Minnie Grants for Global Youth Service Day 2008 (US & Overseas applicants)
The Walt Disney Company and Youth Service America are excited to announce grants of up to $500 to support youth-led service projects. These grants support youth (ages 5-14) in planning and implementing service projects in their community. Teachers, older youth (15-25), and youth-serving organizations are also eligible to apply, if they engage younger youth (5-14) in planning and implementing the project. A significant part of the service must take place on GYSD 2008, April 25-27. We encourage youth to address important issues such as climate change, malaria or other diseases, human rights, literacy, or others. Applicants can use the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a reference.
Applications are welcome from all countries. While grant information will be available in: Español (Spanish), Français (French), Russian, Chinese, and Hindi, applications will be accepted in English only (an online translation tool is available at the YSA website). Applicants from China, India, and Russia are especially encouraged to apply. Past Disney Minnie Grantees are also eligible to apply. New! Electronic application. Questions? Email MinnieGrant@ysa.org. Deadline: January 21, 2008.

Global Youth Service Day 2007 Final Report Released
Read about the service projects that youth implemented in over 115 countries to address important issues in their communities. Download the report here.

**Please note the following awards are not offered by YSA, so please use the contact information given below if you have any questions.**

Entries Sought for Sport for a Better World Competition (US and Overseas Applicants)
Changemakers, an initiative of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, and Nike have partnered to open a world-wide search for projects that use the transformative power of sport to achieve real social change. The Nike-Changemakers Competition: Sport for a Better World Collaborative Competition aims to find innovative solutions and catalyze a community of changemakers around the use of sport to improve community, accelerate development, and drive social change.

The competition is open to organizations (charitable organizations, private companies, or public entities) from all countries. Entries should be beyond the stage of idea, concept, or research, and, at a minimum, be at the demonstration stage and indicate success. The winners of the competition will be those entries that best demonstrate innovation, social impact, and sustainability. A panel of judges and Ashoka staff will select the competition finalists. The Changemakers community will then vote online to select the three award-winners from the field of finalists. The Changemakers Collaborative Competition winners, the three finalists that receive the most votes, will be announced on January 30, 2007, and will each receive a cash prize of $5,000. Complete program information available here. Deadline: December 12, 2007

Global Action Awards to Honor Students for Global Poverty Efforts (US applicants)
NetAid, an initiative of Mercy Corps, is accepting applications for the Global Action Awards. The awards honor high school students in the United States who have shown great leadership in areas such as preventing disease, alleviating hunger, protecting the environment, promoting human rights, and improving access to clean drinking water, health care, or education. Projects may involve organizing advocacy campaigns, raising funds, volunteering, or using media and technology to involve others in the fight against global poverty. The honorees receive $5,000 each for college or a charitable cause of their choice, and are honored at a ceremony in New York City. Applicants must be a current U.S. high school student, or have graduated from high school in spring 2007. Guidelines and application materials avalable here. Deadline: January 31, 2008

Action For Nature's International Young Eco-Hero Awards (US & Overseas applicants)
Action For Nature, a nonprofit organization that encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects, presents the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize the individual accomplishments of young people (ages 8-16) whose personal actions have significantly improved the environment. Action For Nature will award cash prizes of up to $500 each to young Eco-Heroes for their outstanding accomplishments in environmental advocacy, environmental health, research, or protection of the natural world. The applications will be judged according to several criteria, including but not limited to originality, difficulty, organization, length of time devoted to the project, influencing/educating others, use of outside resources (e.g., library, experts, media, community l eaders), degree of success in reaching goals, and the impact on the environment. Complete program information and application guidelines available here. Deadline: February 28, 2008.

Youth Run Organization’s Sustainability Grants (Australian applicants)
The Foundation for Young Australians is offering a new funding opportunity that provides funding to assist youth led and youth run organizations to strengthen the future of the organization by improving management and operations. This grant in two stages provides up to $270,000 over three years and will be available to two (2) youth led - youth run organizations based in Australia. More information and Expression of Interest forms are available at www.youngaustralians.org or call 03 9670 5436 for information to be sent to you. Deadline: February 11, 2008

Grants To Support Environmental Projects (US & Overseas applicants)
The Captain Planet Foundation funds hands-on environmental projects to encourage youth around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities. To learn more, visit http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/grants.html. Deadline: December 31, 2007

The Volvo Adventure Award (US & Overseas applicants)
Arranged in collaboration with the United Nations Environmental Programmed (UNEP) the Volvo Adventure Award rewards young people who run their own environmental projects. We are now looking for the 2008. If you know of any groups of 13-16 year olds working on an environmental project they only have a few weeks to enter. All they have to do is register and enter your project now by visiting www.volvoadventure .org.

By registering, they have the opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the final in Sweden and the chance of a financial reward that could make it possible to run, improve or enhance your project. For young people it could be an adventure that offers a chance to make new friends all over the world, attract international attention and recognition for their project. Deadline: January 31, 2008

Grants To Promote Human Rights On University Campuses (US Applicants)
$500 grants are available to students who want to organize a campaign or series of events on their campus this spring to address human rights, in conjunction with the Americans for Informed Democracy “Rights Camera Action” Campaign. To learn more, visit
http://www.aidemocracy.org/rca.php. Deadline: January 10, 2008

Global Competition To Help Young Men Succeed (US & Overseas applicants)
Ashoka and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are accepting applications to fund innovative approaches to supporting young men between ages of 15-25 in realizing their potential and achieving success. To learn more, visit
http://www.changemakers.net/competition/men. Deadline: January 23, 2008

Congressional Research Awards (US Applicants)
The Dirksen Congressional Center invites individuals with an interest in studying Congress, including political scientists, historians, and biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies to apply for a Congressional Research Award. To learn more, visit http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_grants_CRAs.htm. 60; Deadline: February 1, 2008

The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll program for 2007 is now underway! The Honor Roll recognizes colleges and universities for their encouragement and support for noteworthy student community service efforts.=20 The new web-based and user-friendly Honor Roll application is now available on Learn and Serve America's website, www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll, along with detailed information about this year's Honor Roll program. Applications are due no later than October 5, 2007. Data reported in the application are for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. All accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities in the U.S. are eligible to apply. Previous Honor Roll members and Presidential Award winners are welcome to apply again.

Inspiring Philanthropy's Future Project

Campus Compact is delighted to announce a partnership with the Fidelity® Charitable Gift FundSM to educate and inspire a new generation of philanthropists in a new era of giving. The"Inspiring Philanthropy's Future" project will provide colleges and universities with the educational resources and initial funding to engage students in strategic grantmaking activities within the context of community-based learning. Campus Compact member colleges and universities are invited to respond to the Request for Proposals to participate in the Inspiring Philanthropy's Future project as one of five pilot sites throughout the country. Each site will be allocated $15,000 which will be managed through a Giving Account®, a donor-advised fund at the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund. Sites will also receive additional funds for administrative support. Proposals must be received by Campus Compact by 5:00 p.m. EST Monday, October 1, 2007. For application information, click here.

Case Foundation's Make It Your Own Awards

The Case Foundation's Make It Your Own Awards are offered annually. Case hopes that thousands of individuals will apply and let them know how they are igniting 'citizen-centered' approaches in their communities. For more information visit the Case Foundation Web site.

The President's Student Service Awards

The President's Student Service Awards program is a broad-based awards program recognizing youth volunteers who complete between 50 and 100 hours of community service during a year. It is sponsored by the Corporation for National Service and jointly administered by the American Institute for Public Service, the Points of Light Foundation and Youth Service America. For more information, click here.

The President's Community Volunteer Awards

The President's Service Awards were established in 1982 to honor outstanding individuals, families, groups, organizations, businesses and labor unions engaged in voluntary community service addressing unmet human service, educational, environmental and public safety needs. The award winners are traditionally presented their awards by the President at a White House ceremony. This ceremony and other events celebrating the winners' commitment to community service traditionally take place during National Volunteer Week in April. The President's Service Award is the nation's highest honor for volunteer service. All nominations for the President's Service Awards will also be considered for the reinstated Daily Points of Light Award. For more information, please click here.

Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy

WREI awards annual fellowships to a select number of graduate students with a proven commitment to equity for women. WREI Fellows gain practical policymaking experience and graduate credit as they work from January to August at Congressional legislative aides in Washington, D.C. Established in 1980, the WREI Fellowship program is designed to : a)encourage more effective participation by women in the formulation of policy options; b) promote activities that encourage the translation of research into policy; c) raise awareness that national and international issues concerning women are interdependent; d) encourage better understanding of how policies affect women and men differently; and e) encourage greater appreciation of the fact that issues often defined as women's issues are really of equal importance to men. Only students who are currently in, or have recently completed, a graduate or professional-degree program at an accredited institution in the United States are eligible.
For more information, click here.

Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement

The New England Resource Center for Higher Education is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement, which recognizes a faculty member who connects his or her teaching, research, and service to community engagement.

Unlike traditional service-learning awards that focus on the link between teaching and service, the Lynton Award emphasizes applied scholarly activity more broadly. The scholarship of engagement (also known as faculty professional service, outreach scholarship, public scholarship, scholarship for the common good, and community-based scholarship) represents an integrated view of scholarly activity in which teaching, research, and service overlap and are mutually reinforcing, is characterized by scholarly work tied to a faculty member's expertise, is of benefit to the external community, is visible and shared, and reflects the mission of the institution.

For more information about the Ernest A. Lynton Award, including nomination and submission guidelines, visit the NERCHE website. The recipient will be notified in late May 2007. Questions can be emailed to lyntonaward@umb.edu.

Oxfam America CHANGE Initiative

Oxfam America is currently accepting applications for the CHANGE Initiative student leadership program, which aims to develop capable and confident young leaders, who are active agents for positive social change. Oxfam is looking for a diverse group of undergraduate students committed to social justice issues. Students must have an interest in global issues including mining, Fair Trade Coffee, hunger, and/or international trade, and be willing to carry out campaigns on their campuses and in their communities. Nominate students, or have them apply online.

Youth Service America National Youth Council

Nominate an outstanding student for the Youth Service America National Youth Council, a prestigious group of outstanding young people ages 14-22 from across the United States that serve as advisors to Youth Service America in its programming, direction, and evaluation. The National Youth Council serves as a catalyst for the youth service movement through national and international projects that promote youth voice, youth leadership, and youth decision-making. For more information about YSA’s National Youth Council and their projects, please click here or email YSA Outreach & the Youth Voice Initiative. U.S. Applicants Only.

Campus Compact's Ehrlich Faculty Award

National Campus Compact is now accepting applications for the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. The Ehrlich Award honors one faculty member each year for contributing to the integration of community or public service into the curriculum and for efforts to institutionalize service-learning. Please click here for eligibility requirements, selection criteria, and application requirements.

Campus Compact's Swearer and Newman Awards

The Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award recognizes students for creating innovative strategies to address community issues and needs and for their efforts to build and sustain this work among their peers and within their institutions. The Frank Newman Leadership Award is designed to support students with financial need who have shown civic leadership potential through public and community service and scholastic achievement. The award provides financial support and mentorship to help students achieve their civic and academic goals.

Please consider nominating your outstanding students for these awards! Applications will soon be available on the national website. Email kscc@ksu.edu or check for updates soon.

Magrath & Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award

The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the Outreach Scholarship Partnership announce the Request for Application (RFA) for the 2007 C. Peter Magrath/W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award. This award will recognize five outreach and engagement partnerships that exemplify the description of engaged institutions found in the Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities' report Returning to our Roots: The Engaged Institution.

The five regional winners will be recognized at the October, 2007 Outreach Scholarship conference. From the five regional winners a national winner will be selected to be recognized at the November NASULGC annual meeting. In addition to this national recognition, there is a monetary award for the regional and national winners.

Applications will be accepted from all public four-year institutions. Other two-year and private institutions may be collaborative partners in this application. Applications must include a community partner.
Institutions can submit up to two applications.

To learn more about the award and how to apply, visit www.nasulgc.org.

Independent Sector Leadership Award

Nonprofit organizations that exemplify a culture of investing in the people of the nonprofit community will be considered for the 2007 Leadership IS Award. The award recognizes organizations that emphasize the development of staff, board, and volunteer leadership. Anyone may nominate an organization for the Leadership IS Award.

For more award information, including an online nomination form, click here or email Leadership IS.

Alec Dickenson Servant Leader Award

Applications are being accepted for the Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award. Awards will be presented at The 18th Annual National Service-Learning Conference to honor youths and adults for their commitment to education, service, community, and service-learning.

The Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award honors exemplary leaders who have inspired the service-learning field, positively impacted the lives of young people, and motivated others to take up the banner of service.

Please consider applying or nominating someone for his or her leadership and commitment to service-learning.

To learn more about the awards and how to apply, visit www.nylc.org/awards.

Kansas Campus Compact

Educating Citizens. Building Communities.

Award Opportunities

Campus Compact's Swearer and Newman Awards

Magrath & Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award

Alec Dickenson Servant Leader Award